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In this week's Modern Monday Twitter conversation, Design Milk posed the question: How can we balance our drive for super-clean, minimal spaces and the reality of living with things? Finding the right storage can make all the difference—a dresser that ensures clothes aren't strewn on chairs, a chest to keep toys in check, a credenza to keep all your dishes neatly stowed, a bar cabinet to hide your penchant for Fireball and cheap vino. Seven such options are in the slideshow that follows.

Though the health effects of sedentary office work have recently been called into question, it's fair to assume most of us still rely on a desk to keep us organized, either at home or the workplace. From a clever, space-saving table to a tot-friendly workstation, these are five modern desks we love.

Here is a look at Hans K's Flex collection, a collaboration between the Swedish designers Markus Johansson and Anton Björsing, which will be formally introduced at the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair in February.

We hit the show floor of the 2015 International CES to see first-hand the home appliances and electronics lauded by the Innovation Awards and selected five favorites for various spaces in your abode: living, media, and kids' rooms; laundry; kitchens; and more.

The behemoth that is the International CES trade show gets under way on January 6, and the buzz around the Las Vegas Convention Center is that 2015 could be the year that smart home technology tips into the mainstream. There is a concerted effort to build "ecosystems" that will help us manage multiple devices from the same platform. Belkin announced an expansion of its WeMo line of connected-home products, for instance, while Nest has added 15 companies to its Works With Nest program, which seeks to make its smart thermostat the eyes and ears of the connected home of the not-too-distant future. Here are eight smart-home innovations that we're looking forward to seeing at this year's CES.